Covering apparatus for toilet system and attachments

ABSTRACT

A covering apparatus is provided for a toilet system and attachments to conceal, secure, protect, or decorate in part or completely. The device is configured to selectively house or hide a toilet system and attachments with a structure containing one or more structural components of cord, flat surface, and round surface. The structure is formed by means of attachment, assembly, mold, infusion, or consolidation of the structural components with a fastener, a sealer, and hardware, thereafter it is connected, added, or placed to the various environments with or without a support element. The device also includes a structure having various means and configurations as well as decorative figures.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of Invention

This invention relates to a toilet accessory for a toilet system andattachments, particularly a covering apparatus adapted for the purposeof concealment, protection, or decoration of the toilet system and itsapplicable attachments in part or completely.

2. Description of Prior Art

The conventional toilet system in earlier application has been modifiedwith new attachments such as the water sprayers and bidet systems. Theattachments also include the plumbing fixtures such as the pipes andfittings for various connections as well as hoses for remote watersupply. The water heaters are used for tempered water and valves areconnected for control of water flow. The control boxes are located forthe toilet users and the nozzles are placed around the toilet bowl. Allof these applicable attachments are often visible too much, making thetoilet system and attachments less attractive. Therefore, it isdesirable to conceal, protect, or decorate these items in part orcompletely while affording convenience of easy access for installation,operation, and maintenance.

There is a toilet accessory for concealing toilet articles disclosed inU.S. Pat. No. 5,040,679 issued to Mary E. Rehmann, which include adecorative figure having an aperture in the lower end for receiving anupstanding rod mounted on a base. Another invention for disguisingbathroom tissue rolls and plungers is disclosed in U.S. Pat No.4,432,451 issued to Oneida O. Hooser. The accessories have been inventedfor covering toilet articles, but not for the toilet system and itsattachments such as the plumbing fixtures, bidets, and sprayers, beingsubstantially different in the purposes and structures. It is an objectof the present invention to provide a covering apparatus for the toiletsystem and attachments partially or completely.

The covering apparatus is composed of one or more elements of cord, flatsurface, and round surface, which can be assembled or infusedindividually or collectively with any fasteners and sealers. The-cordincludes a wire, rope, or string, which can be used for attachment,connection, or decoration. The flat surface such as a board or panel andthe round surface such as a convex or concave section can be used forconcealing, masking, disguising, or decoration. It is more object of thepresent invention is to provide a covering apparatus having one or moreelements of cord, flat surface, or round surface assembled or infusedindividually or collectively by means of fastening, sealing, andsupporting together with hardware.

The covering apparatus is composed of one or more components of thesupport elements. The support elements include a base, a foot, a stand,a wheel, or foundation with or without using any kind of fasteners,sealers and hardware. The covering apparatus can be placed on the floor,attached to the toilet system, or hung to the wall or ceiling with asupport element. It is further more object of the present invention toprovide a covering apparatus having a support element attached tovarious environments.

The covering apparatus is composed of one or more elements of decorativefigures. The decorative figure includes a nature such as a natural worldor character, wherein the natural world implies scenery or environmentand the character implies personality or sprit. The decorative figurealso includes a geometric shape, a person, and an animal, wherein theperson implies individual or group of people and the animal impliescreature such as living thing or monster. Therefore, it is still furtherobject of the present invention to provide a covering apparatus thatincludes a decorative element such as a nature, geometry, person, oranimal figure.

The covering apparatus has facility having one or more elements of thetoilet system and attachments placed or added on. The facility offersconvenience for arrangement and operation of the toilet system andattachments. It also offers an auxiliary storage room for concealingbathroom items. For example, the facility of sprayer holder provides aneasy way for placement of the sprayer and the hose rack affordsarrangement of hose. Also, the facility makes it easy for operation ofthe components installed on the covering apparatus. For instance, thevalve attached on the top covering apparatus offers a convenient way tocontrol water supply for the sprayer user. Therefore, it is stillfurther more object of the present invention to provide a coveringapparatus having facility of the installation, operation, andarrangement of a part of the toilet system and attachments.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

A variety of the covering apparatus are presented to conceal anddecorate a toilet system and attachments. The covering apparatus is astructure configured to house or hide partially or completely a toiletsystem and the applicable attachments. It is comprised of one or morestructural components of the cord, flat surface, and curved surfaceelement, which is then connected, added, or placed on the toilet, floor,or wall singularly or plurally by means of fastening and sealing. Itutilizes hardware and a support element for means of attachment,assembly, mold, infusion, and consolidation. The covering apparatusincludes one or more elements of decorative figures such as a nature,geometry, person, or animal. It also includes a variety of means ofinstallation, arrangement, facility, adaptability, attachment, mobility,support, concealment, disguisement, storage, utility, versatility,diversity, and plurality. The configurations of the covering apparatusinclude a body having one or more sides of a cord, a flat, or a roundsurface element with or without border lines. The side can include ablank element for installation of the attachments or decoration. Thehardware and a support element of the covering apparatus includes suchas a roller for hose arrangement, a latch for quick attachment, a door,a lock, a handle, a hanging element, a flap, or a decorative element.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a quadrangular box type coveringapparatus attached on the wall with placement of a sprayer and a valve,wherein the covering apparatus conceals the attachments of cold waterspray system.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an angular front covering apparatushaving a pentagonal side and a support attached between the wall andfractional bottom side, including placement of a sprayer and a valve,wherein the covering apparatus conceals the tempered water spray systemhaving a mixing valve and the plumbing parts.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a round cornered front coveringapparatus with a side and a support bracket attached on the wall andfractional bottom side, including facility for placement of a sprayerand a valve, wherein the covering apparatus conceals the tempered waterspray system having a water heater and the plumbing parts.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a round front covering apparatusattached on the wall with fasteners having a sprayer placed on the baseand a valve attached with a bracket, concealing a flexible hose andplumbing parts.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a closet covering apparatus havingdoors attached with the hinges, enclosing the round front coveringapparatus shown in FIG. 4.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a short front covering apparatushaving a decoration and concealing a flexible hose, wherein the sidecovering panel is attached to the wall with a cord as a support element.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a long front covering apparatusconcealing total sprayer system, wherein the front cover is hinged withthe side covering panel which is attached to the wall with a cord as asupport element.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a free standing covering apparatuswith a support element placed on the floor, wherein the coveringapparatus includes a concealing room and a storage compartment as wellas a sprayer placement and valve installation facility.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an attached covering apparatus tothe toilet system with a support element place on the toilet systemfasteners, wherein the covering apparatus includes a-concealing room ofa flexible hose and a valve.

FIG. 10 a perspective view showing a flat covering apparatus attached onthe toilet and the wall using a hose rack and brackets, wherein thecovering panel hides a partial toilet system and attachments.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Reference is now made in detail to the present invention, examples ofwhich are illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein referencenumerals having the same first two digits indicate related elements,such as 20 and 201. The numerals having the same first three digitsindicate same components with different elements, such as 421 and 4211.There are many variations of the covering apparatus for a toilet and theattachments, which will be generalized as a structure composed of one ormore cords, flat surfaces, and curved surfaces with or without using oneor more fasteners, sealers, hardware, support elements, and decorationelements to secure, conceal, attach, and decorate. The cord here definesany lengthy figure such as a string, a rope, a wire, or the like. Theflat surface includes a plane such a flat board or panel. The curvedsurface includes a curved surface such as a convex or a concave sector.The various structures can be created to a multiple shaped figures byassembly, infusion, or consolidation, such as a box, a sphere, a prism,a cylinder, a cone, polygonal prism, and a single board. Severalstructures are presented in the following with details as examples, butthe more configurations can be easily created within the scope ofimagination.

Referring to FIG. 1, a toilet system having a covering apparatus 40attached on the wall 150, a bowl 85, a seat 80, a water tank 65, and alid 60, is shown and indicated the number 10. The covering apparatus 40here shows a box structure 40 having six flat sides; a front 41, a back42, a top 43, a bottom 44, a left 45, and a right 46. The back side 42of the covering apparatus 40 in FIG. 1 includes a support element 421secured on the wall 150 with a fastener 4211. The support element 421 isprovided as an illustration for attachment facility and can be used fora foundation of a fixed or removable covering. It can hold up a top side43 and a bottom side 44, while affording rooms for an assembledstructure of a front side 41, a left side 45, and a right side 46 to beattached with a fastener 451. The top side 43 has a spray stand 431 forthe sprayer placement 70 and the roller 435 for easy hose arrangement atthe opening. It also has a valve 20 installed on the bottom surface oftop side 43 with a clamp 202, wherein the knob 201 of the valve 20 islocated outside for easy control. The right side 46 of the coveringapparatus 40 can be omitted or partially placed for communicationchannel 38 to the angle stop valve 52 through a T-adapter 93. The bottomside 44 can be covered partially or completely for hose 30 storage room.The covering apparatus 40 can be placed to conceal the toilet system andattachments partially or completely.

A variation of the covering apparatus 40 is shown in FIG. 2 having aflat surface 47 secured between the front side 41 and top side 43. Theleft side 45 and right side 46 are figured to be pentagon. The back side42 is secured with a fastener 421 and the bottom side 44 is supportedwith a rod 441 and a fastener 4411, wherein the rod 441 is an example ofthe support element. The bottom side 44 is partially installed for ahose 30 storage room. The covering apparatus 40 is completely concealingthe toilet system attachments except the control knobs 201, 551, 521 ofthe valves 20, 55, 52, respectively. The valve 20 is for the sprayer 70,the valve 55 is for hot water source, and the valve 52 is for cold watersource. The sprayer 70 gets tempered water from the mixing valve 91through the control valve 20, wherein the mixing valve 91 gets coldwater from the valve 52 through the T-adapter 93 and hot water from thevalve 55 through the adapter 57. The outlet of the mixing valve 91 isconnected to the control valve 20 with a connection hose or pipe 38. Apart or whole components of the toilet and the attachments can beconstructed or installed on the covering apparatus 40 to make oneconsolidated structure.

Another variation of the covering apparatus 40 is shown in FIG. 3 havinga round surface 48 between the front side 41 and the top side 43. Theleft side 45 and right side 46 are figured to be a sector according tothe contour. The back side 42 is secured with a fastener 421 and thebottom side 44 is supported with a bracket 443 and a fastener 4431. Thebottom side 44 is partially installed for a hose 30 storage space. Thecovering apparatus 40 is completely concealing the toilet systemattachments except the control knobs 201, 521 of the valves 20, 52,respectively. The sprayer valve 20 is for the sprayer 70 and the coldwater valve 52 is for cold water source. The sprayer 70 gets temperedwater from the water heater 99 through the sprayer valve 20, wherein thewater heater 99 gets cold water from the cold water valve 52 through anadapter 93 and a connector 931. The outlet of the water heater isconnected to the sprayer valve 20 with a hose or a pipe 38. A part orwhole components of the toilet and the attachments can also beconstructed or installed on the covering apparatus 40 to make oneconsolidated structure.

Another variation of the covering apparatus is shown in FIG. 4 having around front side 41, top side 43, and bottom side 44. The left side 45and right side 46 are figured to be a U-shape according to the contour.The left or right side 46 can be covered partially for placement of theattachments. The back side 42 is secured to the wall 15 with a fastener421 and the top side 44 contains an inclined sprayer stand 431. Thebottom side 44 is installed for a hose 30 arrangement and storage space.The covering apparatus 40 is partially concealing the toilet systemattachments as an illustration. The sprayer 70 on the covering apparatus40 in FIG. 4 is exposed, but it can be concealed using a cabinet 75 inFIG. 5. The cabinet 75 can be added on the existing covering apparatus40 or it can be built as a one structure. The cabinet 75 can have one ormore doors 751 with hardware 753 to access the items inside. A part orwhole components of the toilet and the attachments can be constructed orinstalled in the cabinet to make one consolidated structure.

The covering apparatus 40 as an illustration can be simplified as shownin FIG. 6, having a front side 41, a left side 45, and a bottom side 44.The left side 45 can be omitted or added according to the contour withdecoration. The covering apparatus 40 is secured with a bottom support447 and a string support 453, wherein the string 453 is secured to apoint 4532 of the covering apparatus 40 and a site 151 of the wall 15using fasteners, sealers, and hardware. The sprayer 70 on the coveringapparatus 40 in FIG. 6 is partially exposed, but it can be hided fullyusing a large front cover 41 as in FIG. 7. The front cover 41 can beadded any decoration 419 as in FIG. 6. The front cover 41 in FIG. 7 canalso be added using one or more hinges 416 and a door knob 414 as wellas a magnetic strike 415 for door lock. A part or whole components ofthe toilet and the attachments can be constructed or installed in thecabinet to make one consolidated structure.

The covering apparatus 40 in FIG. 8 is made for placing on the floor asan illustration. The covering apparatus 40 is placed or secured to thefloor using fasteners, sealers, and hardware. The bottom side 44 of thecovering apparatus 40 can include a rod 448 as a support element forplacement on the floor. The bottom side 44 can also include the wheelsfor mobility as a support element. A sprayer stand 431 is placed forarrangement of the sprayer 70 on the covering apparatus 40. The valve 20is secured inside with a clamp 202 but the valve knob 201 is located inthe outside for easy control. The auxiliary room 49 can be added forstorage space with an opening 492 to access. The opening 492 can becovered with a door 493 which can be included with a hinge 4933 and aknob 4931.

The covering apparatus 40 in FIG. 9 can be made for attachment on thetoilet system as an illustration. The covering apparatus 40 is securedto the toilet system using fasteners, sealers, and hardware. The bottomside 44 of the covering apparatus 40 can be included a support rod 449as means of attachment to the toilet bolt 856. The covering apparatus 40can also be secured to a seat bolt 852 or any other fasteners around thetoilet system and attachments. The covering apparatus 40 can include asprayer 70 on the stand and a valve 20 for water supply control. Thevalve 20 is secured inside with a clamp 202 and the valve knob 201 islocated in the outside for easy control.

The covering apparatus 40 in FIG. 10 can be made for attachment on thetoilet system as another illustration. The covering apparatus 40 is asingle flat surface with decoration figures to conceal a part of thetoilet system 17 and attachments. It is secured to the toilet systemthrough a hose rack 35 using a fastener 407 and to the wall using abracket 405 and a fastener 4051. It can be secured to the toilet systemusing any support element with fasteners, sealers, and hardware forpartial or whole concealment of the toilet system and attachments. Thecovering apparatus 40 can include a flap 408 in the surface for easyaccess of hose and other convenient features for easy application andinstallation.

1. Toilet system covering apparatus comprises: a structure forconcealing, protecting, or decorating the toilet system and attachments,having one or more structural components attached, assembled, molded,infused, or consolidated with means to conceal, secure, attach, ordecorate, wherein said structure including but not limitedconfigurations of a box, a prism, a polygonal prism, a partition, acabinet, a sphere, a cylinder, and a board. a cord element of saidstructural components including but not limited a string, rope, andwire; a flat surface element of said structural components including butnot limited a board and panel; a curved surface element of saidstructural components including but not limited a convex and concavesector; a fastening element of said structure for means of attachment,assembly, mold, infusion, and consolidation, including but not limited ascrew, a bolt, a nut, a washer, a spacer, and a nail; a sealing elementof said structure for means of attachment, assembly, mold, infusion, andconsolidation, including but not limited an adhesive, a sealants, acaulk, a tape, a gasket, a packing, a 0-ring, or a seal; a hardwareelement of said structure for means of attachment, assembly, mold,infusion, and consolidation, including but not limited a hinge, ahandle, a hook, a magnetic strike, or a door knob; a support element ofsaid structure for means of attachment, assembly, mold, infusion, andconsolidation, including but not limited a bar, a leg, a wheel, a brace,base, a pillar, a joist, a bracket, or a string; a decoration element ofsaid structure for means of decoration and ornamentation, which includesbut not limited a pattern, design, or mold;
 2. Toilet system coveringapparatus according to claim 1 wherein said structure includes: aninstallation means to install a part or whole of the toilet and theattachments, which includes but not limited a sprayer, a hose roller, avalve, and a valve clamp. an arrangement means to place and arrange apart or whole of the toilet system and attachments, which includes butnot limited a sprayer stand opening and a valve stem opening; a facilitymeans to locate a part or whole of the toilet system and attachments foreasy access, which includes but not limited a valve knob placing on saidcovering apparatus; an adaptability means to be placed or secured to thewall, floor, or toilet system; an attachment means to be placed orsecured to the wall, floor, or toilet system using said fastener,sealer, hardware, and support elements; a mobility means to move fromone location to the other using said fastener, sealer, hardware, andsupport elements; a support means to support and brace said structureusing said fastener, sealer, hardware, and support elements; aconcealment means of hiding a part or whole of the toilet system andattachments; a disguisement means of disguising a part or whole of thetoilet system and attachments; a storage means of storing a part orwhole of the toilet system and attachments; an extension means of addingan auxiliary space for an additional storage or display; a decorationmeans of decorating a part or whole of the toilet system andattachments; a decorative means including but not limited a nature,geometry, person, and animal figure; a utility means for using as astorage room for flexible hose or a box for trash disposal; aversatility means having one or more functions, which includes but notlimited a top covering apparatus for use as a shelf and a front coveringapparatus for using as an ornament; a diversity means having a varietyof forms, shapes, appearances, and contours; a plurality means havingemployment of one or more said structures to form another structure. 3.Toilet system covering apparatus according to claim 1 wherein saidconfigurations of said structure include but not limited: a body havingone or more configurations of said structure; a side of said body havingsaid cord, said flat, or said curved surface element; a side of saidbody having none of said element or blank element; an edge of said sidelocated at the end; a border line of said body located in between saidsides;
 4. Toilet system covering apparatus according to claim 1 whereinsaid hardware and support element of said structure include but notlimited: a hose roller element of said body for easy hose arrangement; alatch element of said body for quick attachment and detachment; a doorelement of said body for opening or closing of space; a lock element ofsaid body for locking of said body and said door; a handle element ofsaid body for easy operation of said body and said door; a hangingelement of said body for suspending installation and decoration; asupport element of said body for installation and decoration; a flapelement of said body for easy access of said attachments; a decorativeelement of said body for decoration.
 5. Toilet system covering apparatusaccording to claim 1 wherein said toilet system and attachments includesbut not limited: a conventional toilet system; an attachment connectedto said conventional toilet system including a plumbing system and anaccessory; a cold water source and valve assembly of said attachment tosupply cold water; a hot water source and valve assembly of saidattachment to supply hot water; a mixing valve assembly of saidattachment to supply tempered water; a water heater of said attachmentto supply hot water; a water sprayer of attachment for cleaning; a valveof said attachment for controlling water flow; a hose of said attachmentto supply water in a remote area; an adapter of said attachment forconnection; a pipe of said attachment for transportation of water; afitting of said attachment for connection or decoration; a fixture ofsaid attachment for connection or decoration.
 6. Toilet system coveringapparatus according to claim 4 wherein said conventional toilet systemis for the purpose of conventional toilet usage having a seat with alarge opening for communication with the toilet bowl.
 7. Toilet systemcovering apparatus according to claim 1 is for concealing, protecting,or decorating said toilet system and attachments in part or completely.